Food and medication
Spicy food and medication
Spicy, rich or acidic food can make nausea, indigestion and reflux (common medicine side effects) worse.
2 medicines on our checker are affected. Tap a medicine for every food and drink that matters with it.
Take care spicy food with these medicines
- GLP-1 agonists · semaglutide, ozempic, wegovy
A common reflux trigger with slower stomach emptying. Start small.
- PPIs · omeprazole, lansoprazole, esomeprazole
Spicy, rich or acidic food can trigger the reflux the medicine treats.
Foods and drinks that count as spicy food
- Spicy food
- Curry
- Chilli
- Rich food
- Peppermint
- Citrus fruit
- Raw onion
- Raw garlic
- Vinegar
Common questions
- Which medicines does spicy food affect?
- 2 medicines on our checker: GLP-1 agonists (take care), PPIs (take care).
- Which foods count as spicy food?
- Spicy food, Curry, Chilli, Rich food, Peppermint, Citrus fruit, Raw onion, Raw garlic, Vinegar.
General information from NHS medicine pages and drug labels, not medical advice. Always follow your prescriber, pharmacist or the leaflet with your medicine. How we check.